The winners of the prestigious Prix Europa have been announced, and Blackwater was named ‘Mini-Series of the Year.’ Based on Kerstin Ekman’s classic novel of the same name, Blackwater is written by Karin Arrhenius and Maren Louise Käehne, and directed by Mikael Marcimain.
Prix Europa is Europe’s largest festival for television, radio, and online media.
Christmas Eve is fast approaching and Valleby’s cozy bookshop is packed with customers. But in the middle of all the pleasant Christmas shopping, a sabotage is discovered! Who would want to mess with the bookshop?
Christmas in Valleby: Boxing Day is a new cozy, crazy Christmas story with loads of tricky challenges to solve together with Jerry, Maya, and all your other favorite characters from Valleby. Crack the codes, follow the clues, and find your way through the Christmas presents to figure out who is causing Christmas mayhem.
The new Christmas in Valleby book will put you in just the right mood for this holiday season!
Tina Mackic’s latest Summer Shadow title, The Summer Shadow and the Water Trick, shoots to No. 1 on the children’s list this week. This marks the book’s third consecutive week on the bestseller list since its release.
A wounded family meet at the graveyard to remember the mother who passed away over twenty-five years ago. It’s Teddy, his father and his sister, along with Emelie, who has begun researching what really happened when Teddy’s mother died. The traces lead to a past no one knew existed, and soon, Emelie is drawn into a double game more dangerous than she could ever imagine.
Teddy, on the other hand, is not at all interested. He is preoccupied with maintaining his position as the new Mr. One, a path which forces him deep down into Stockholm’s underworld and its brutal conflicts. Then Max escapes from the youth detention center, and Teddy must decide what to do with the boy who murdered his beloved nephew. To seek revenge or not, that is the question.
Dead Man Walking is Jens Lapidus’ highly anticipated and breathtakingly thrilling story about the power of the past over the present, and the price we must all pay for our actions.
Katrine Engberg’s just published The White Nights is No. 1 on the Danish book retailer Bog & idé’s Top 10 list. It is also No. 1 in the “crime” category.
Photo: Kajsa Göransson
Tina Mackic (b. 1986) is an author, TV producer, screenwriter, and director who previously worked as a reporter and producer on Sveriges Radio. The Summer Shadow has helped shape a whole generation of kids with its tricks since its first appearance on Swedish kids TV in 2016. With the Summer Shadow, Mackic has created a space for children to recognize and face their fears through the beloved character. In 2019, Mackic made her book debut with the scary, beloved character, and it has since performed its shenanigans both on and off screen.
The Summer Shadow and the Water Trick is Mackic’s fifth and latest title in the series about the Summer Shadow.
Kristina Ohlsson’s The Case of the Weeping Ghost, the fifth book in The Ghost Detectives series, jumps to No. 2 on the official bestseller list for children’s books in Sweden. Niklas Natt och Dag meanwhile appears at No. 4 on the hardcover list with Hope and Destiny, where Johan Theorin’s Scratch Marks lands the No. 5 spot.
Hans Rosenfeldt’s adaptation of CJ Tudor’s bestselling novel The Burning Girls premieres today on Paramount+.
The British thriller series stars Samantha Morton and Ruby Stokes and follows Reverend Jack Brooks and her daughter as they make a fresh start in Chapel Croft, but soon the close-knit community’s dark history begins to reveal itself.
Netflix has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming Swedish crime-drama A Nearly Normal Family, which is based on the bestselling book of the same name by Mattias Edvarsson.
The six-parter is written by Anna Platt and Hans Jörnlind, and directed by Per Hanefjord.
A Nearly Normal Family lands on Netflix November 24.
Oliver Lovrenski continues to dominate the Norwegian hardcover list, coming in at No. 1 with Back in the Day. Anders de la Motte meanwhile debuts on the e-book list with his just published The Glass Man, which comes in at No. 5. The Glass Man is the second installment in the Leo Asker series.
Spain, RBA
Three-book deal closed by Federico Ambrosini
Finland, Tammi
Two-book deal closed by Linda Andersson
Czech Republic, Euromedia
Two-book deal closed by Tor Jonasson
Netherlands, House of Books
Two-book deal closed by Tor Jonasson
Albania, Dudaj
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Denmark, Bogoo Books
Two-book deal closed by Linda Andersson
This is a subtle, poetic, and compassionate story.
– Sundsvalls Tidning
Netflix’s The Glass Dome is a brand-new Nordic Noir – or more specifically, Swedish – series that delivers everything fans of the genre love.
– The Killing Times
A gripping psychological thriller. It works as both a twisty kidnapping crime saga with a lot of moving parts and fleshed-out characters, and as a tactful, skillfully performed meditation on the long-lasting and intergenerational effects of trauma.
– Collider
The Equation of Life is an emotional journey through time, capturing the essence of an entire lifetime. Written with a gentle touch, it invites you to keep reading.
– BTJ
To some extent this is an exercise in literary adrenaline (you can gulp it down in one sitting) but its immersive brio is also hard to shake off.
– Daily Mail
A touching and poignant tale of an aging father and his middle-aged daughter, exploring themes of nurturing and reconciliation, and the profound layers of life often hidden from those closest to us – a story about love, and about making things right, before it’s too late.
